Sixth Grade Lesson PlansWorld History and Geography: Early Civilizations through the Decline of the Roman Empire (5th century C.E.)

6.8 On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent.

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